Uprooted trees, stolen olives, and attacks on Palestinian farmers

Our partners are ensuring Palestinian farmers aren’t facing this year’s harvest alone. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

 

"Without the harvest, I will die. Really, I will die.”

Pamela: Last fall, Yousef Dar al-Musa, a 67-year-old farmer, was violently blocked by settlers from reaching his family's land in the West Bank.[1] His story is not unique.

Normally, proceeds from selling olive oil carry Dar al-Musa’s and other Palestinian families through the year. It’s a livelihood passed down through generations, but the 2025 olive harvest was widely described as the worst in living memory. This year’s harvest is already off to a violent start: Israeli settlers have set fire to groves, stolen olives, and attacked Palestinian farmers.[2]

Combatants for Peace (CfP) — a courageous movement of former Israeli and Palestinian fighters and other committed activists working together through nonviolent action to build a peaceful future — is directly supporting families displaced by home demolitions and settler violence, including through protective presence during this year’s olive harvest in the West Bank.

Simultaneously, Win Without War is continuing our work to mobilize partners across the movement to act alongside hundreds of thousands of grassroots activists to end U.S. complicity in the violence people experience there, in Gaza, and beyond. Our two organizations work across borders to build a world where Palestinians and Israelis can live in safety.

With settler violence on the rise and Israel’s far-right government accelerating a land grab in the occupied West Bank, it’s clear that we must work harder. Earlier this year, we issued an urgent challenge to raise $25,000 for Win Without War and Combatants for Peace. Thanks to this incredible community, we are two-thirds of the way toward our goal. Let’s keep going and turn a season of fear into a season of hope. With the olive harvest underway, will you make a donation that will be split 50/50 between our two organizations? DONATE $12 NOW »

Settler violence is becoming all too normalized in the West Bank. Israeli soldiers joined armed settlers in detaining Congressman Ro Khanna earlier this year. A group of Israeli settlers also attacked a Palestinian woman and an NBC News crew.

If a sitting member of Congress and American journalists can be targeted like this, just imagine what Palestinian farmers are facing every single day.

Win Without War works every single day to help stop the violence and create the conditions necessary for peace, demanding a genuine, permanent ceasefire in Gaza, opposing U.S. weapons transfers to the Israeli government, and resisting dangerous efforts to deepen military integration between the Pentagon and IDF. But we know we won’t change this horrific situation alone, which is why we work closely with incredible grassroots groups on the frontline.

We have proudly supported CfP before because they embody the kind of courageous, people-powered peacebuilding we believe is possible — working to end the occupation, resist all forms of violence, and build a future based on freedom, equality, justice, and peace for all — even amidst unimaginable violence.

As the violence rages across the West Bank and beyond, we know how easy it can be to feel hopeless. But it’s this community that time and time again gives us the hope we need to keep going. When hawks push toward war, we turn to the peacemakers. Join us.

Please make a split donation today to help us reach our $25,000 goal for Win Without War and CfP. Your gift will help remind communities living under incredible violence and occupation that they have not been forgotten.

We know that we won’t create the change we need to truly keep people in Palestine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, or the United States safe alone. Our team at Win Without War is honored to work alongside such incredible partners in this critical moment — because we know that the impossible becomes achievable when we work together.

With your support, we’re changing the discussion about what ‘security’ really means, and building a world where people can thrive without the threat of violence.

Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team

1. Al Jazeera, "The worst Palestinian olive harvest in collective memory"
2. Al Jazeera, "Israeli settler attacks target Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank"

 

 

 

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